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Showing posts with label South. Show all posts

Saturday, April 20, 2013

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"Africa on a Plate" - a webseries about South African cuisine

We just updated the "Africa on a Plate" playlist. "Africa on a Plate", produded by Green Zebra Productions & Jurgens van Wyk, is a web series that follows Lentswe Bhengu, a young hip chef around Cape Town and South Africa, discovering new and interesting dishes. The show is a regular feature on mweb.co.za. Enjoy!



Episode 01 [Video 02.03]: Tokai EarthFair Food Market
Episode 02 [Video 04.05]: Madame Zingara's "The Sidewalk Cafe"
Episode 03 [Video 06.07]: Vergelegen Wine Estate
Episode 04 [Video 08.09]: Josephine's Cookhouse
Episode 05 [Video 10.11]: Madame Zingara's "Cafe Paradiso" 
Episode 06 [Video 12.13]: Camphors Restaurant @ Vergelegen Wine Estate
Episode 07 [Video 14.15]: The Creamery
Episode 08 [Video 16.17]: Market day at The Biscuit Mill NEW!
tbc.

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Prince Edward Islands declared South Africa's first offshore Marine Protected Area

South Africa's Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has declared the Prince Edward Islands the country's first offshore Marine Protected Area (MPA). According to the Minister, "the new MPA is intended, among other things, to contribute to the protection of unique species, habitats and ecosystem processes. It will also provide scientific reference points that can inform the future management of the area and to be able to understand better the impacts of climate change on the whole Southern Ocean. It will also contribute to integrated and ecologically sustainable management of marine resources of the area."
The Prince Edward Islands are two island in the Southern Ocean located about 1,800km south-east of Port Elizabeth in mainland South Africa. Marion island, the larger of the two, is about 25km long, 17km wide and has a coastline of some 72km, while Prince Edward Island is only about 10km long and 6.5km wide. The only human inhabitants on the islands are the staff of a meteorological and biological research station run by the South African National Antarctic Programme on Marion Island.


View Prince Edward Islands declared a Marine Protected Area in a larger map

The marine diversity of the area around the Prince Edward Islands is of significant global importance. They are home to various species of seals (three species), penguins (four species) and Albatross (five species), as well as to several species of whale, especially orcas which prey on penguins and seals.

The new Prince Edward Islands MPA will comprise of three types of zones:


  • A 12 nautical mile sanctuary (no take) zone

  • Four restricted zones, in which fishing effort is limited

  • A controlled zone, linking the four restricted areas. This zone is to be managed as a low impact zone that links the four zones spatially.
The rationale for the zonation is that the Prince Edward Islands MPA will have a 12nm sanctuary zone for the preservation of the unique island ecosystem. The new MPA has a total size of about 180,000km².

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South Africa: 12 "Through the Lens" short films

Back in February 2013 we told you about South African Tourism's & National Geographic Channels' "Through the Lens" campaign, which follows the journey of 3 award-winning National Geographic to 3 iconic South African destinations: Cape Town, Durban and the Drakensberg. It took us, for some reasons, some weeks to find out that the three vignettes are actually part of a series of short videos which already started in 2008. Anyway, in meantime the "Through the Lens" campaign consists of 12 one-minute videos. Here we go:





  1. Stephen Alvarez - Drakensberg

  2. Lola Akinmade Akerström - Durban

  3. Heather Perry - Cape Town

  4. Mattias Klum -  iSimangaliso Wetland Park

  5. Karen Kasmauski - Nieu Bethesda (Karoo)

  6. Peter Magubane -  traditional Ndebele homestead in Mthambothini

  7. Kim Wolhuter - Kgalagadi National Park

  8. David Doubilet - Cape Town

  9. Landon Nordeman - Johannesburg

  10. Jodi Cobb - Johannesburg

  11. Joel Sartore - Madikwe Game Reserve

  12. Annie Griffiths Belt - Townships of Cape Town

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South Africa: 227 rhinos killed by poachers so far in 2013

According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa has lost 227 rhinos to illegal poaching since the beginning of 2013. Of the rhinos poached, 163 rhinos were killed in the Kruger National Park, 20 in North West, 18 in KwaZulu-Natal, 16 in Limpopo and 10 in Mpumalanga.
Despite the increase in poaching, the Minister also notes with appreciation the work done by various law enforcement agencies that led to the arrest of 60 people since the beginning of 2013, 36 of them in the Kruger National Park.

Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 12 April 2013):  


  • Kruger National Park (SANParks) - 163 rhinos poached

  • Mapungubwe National Park (SANParks) - 0 rhino poached

  • Gauteng - 0 rhino poached

  • Limpopo - 16 rhinos poached

  • Mpumalanga - 10 rhino poached

  • North-West Province - 20 rhinos poached

  • Eastern Cape - 0 rhino poached

  • Free State - 0 rhino poached

  • KwaZulu Natal - 18 rhinos poached

  • Western Cape - 0 rhino poached

  • Northern Cape - 0 rhino poached

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is urging members of the public to report incidents of rhino poaching or any tip-offs to the anonymous tip-off lines 0800 205 005, 08600 10111 or Crime-Line on 32211.

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South Africa: 232 rhinos killed by poachers so far in 2013

According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa has lost 232 rhinos to illegal poaching since the beginning of 2013. Of the rhinos poached, 167 rhinos were killed in the Kruger National Park, 21 in North West, 18 in KwaZulu-Natal, 16 in Limpopo and 10 in Mpumalanga.
A total of 66 people have been arrested since the beginning of the year for rhino poaching and related activities.

Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 18 April 2013):  


  • Kruger National Park (SANParks) - 167 rhinos poached

  • Mapungubwe National Park (SANParks) - 0 rhino poached

  • Gauteng - 0 rhino poached

  • Limpopo - 16 rhinos poached

  • Mpumalanga - 10 rhino poached

  • North-West Province - 21 rhinos poached

  • Eastern Cape - 0 rhino poached

  • Free State - 0 rhino poached

  • KwaZulu Natal - 18 rhinos poached

  • Western Cape - 0 rhino poached

  • Northern Cape - 0 rhino poached

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is urging members of the public to report incidents of rhino poaching or any tip-offs to the anonymous tip-off lines 0800 205 005, 08600 10111 or Crime-Line on 32211.

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South Africa: Tiffindell Ski Resort is open for bookings!

South Africa's only ski and snowboarding resort, the Tiffindell Ski Resort on the slopes of the 3001m Ben McDui Peak in the Eastern Cape, has been re-opened and is ready to operate for the Southern Hemisphere winter months of June - September. The resort was closed since 2011.
Developments for the 2013 winter snow season include the enlargement of one of their dams to four times its original size, increasing the snowmaking capacity. The road between Rhodes and Tiffindell has also been upgraded, allowing vehicles to reach the resort (more or less) hassle-free in clear weather conditions.
Tiffindell Ski Resort is situated in the Southern Drakensberg equidistant from the valley communities of Rhodes and Wartrail, which are 60km and 77km from Barkly East respectively, at 2720m above sea level. Tiffindell offers slope lengths of around 1.3km in total, state of the art snowmaking and grooming equipment, ski lifts, restaurant, ski shop, ski school, conference facilities and accommodation for over 150 guests. Tiffindell Ski Resort is open for bookings!


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btw - Tiffindell Ski Resort's Ice Station 2720 is the highest pub in South Africa!

Distances to the Tiffindell Ski Resort:


  • Johannesburg 820km (+/- 9hrs)

  • Cape Town 1180km (+/- 13hrs)

  • Port Elizabeth 650km (+/- 7.5hrs)

  • Durban 650km (+/- 7.5hrs)

  • East London 520km (+/- 6hrs)

  • Bloemfontein 420km (+/- 4.5hrs)

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South African Airways & Jet Airways to enter into a code share agreement

South Africa's flag carrier, South African Airways, and the second largest Indian airline, Jet Airways, will enter into a code share agreement . The agreement comes into effect from 18 April 2013 and will allow the airlines to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless transport to multiple destinations where it has no presence.
Under the arrangement South African Airways will codeshare on Jet Airways’ domestic operations between Mumbai and Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram, while Jet Airways will codeshare on South African Airways’ flights between Mumbai and Johannesburg and beyond to Cape Town and Durban.
Jet Airways suspended its South African operations in June 2012.


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South Africa's most punctual domestic airlines in March 2013

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has published the on-time performance results of domestic airlines’ flying out of OR Tambo in Johannesburg, Cape Town International Airport, and Durban's King Shaka International Airport in March 2013.
On-Time Performance is measured by comparing the actual off-block time (when aircraft pushes back) against the airline schedule time for a departing flight. The measurement is done in accordance with the IATA (International Airlines Transport Association) universal standard benchmark with considers a 15 minute deviation from the scheduled time as an on-time departure.

OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg - 15 Min on Time Performance March 2013 (airport target 85%)


  1. Mango - 92.09% (Feb. 94.38%)

  2. Airlink - 90.63% (Feb. 93.97%) 

  3. South African Airways - 89.47% (Feb. 91.34%) 

  4. British Airways Domestic - 85.04% (Feb. 88.50%) 

  5. SA Express - 84.70% (Feb. 88.73%)

  6. Kulula.com - 79.04% (Feb. 88.47%) 
Cape Town International Airport - 15 Min on Time Performance March 2013 (airport target 87%)


  1. Airlink - 95.25% (Feb. 97.37%)

  2. Mango - 95.11% (Feb. 96.63%) 

  3. South African Airways - 91.72% (Feb. 93.24%) 

  4. SA Express - 90.24% (Feb. 85.52%)

  5. Kulula.com - 88.02% (Feb. 93.38%)

  6. British Airways Domestic - 87.59% (Feb. 89.45%)
King Shaka International Airport, Durban - 15 Min on Time Performance March 2013 (airport target 89%)


  1. South African Airways - 94.71% (Feb. 97.17%)

  2. Airlink - 93.28% (Feb. 91.79%) 

  3. Mango - 92.45% (Feb. 96.01%)

  4. SA Express - 86.09% (Feb. 86.09%)

  5. British Airways Domestic - 84.82% (Feb. 89.44%) 

  6. Kulula.com - 81.03% (Feb. 92.23%)

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Supermarket prices in South Africa

To give you an idea on the supermarket prices in South Africa, we have set up a list of what we think are the most typical items travellers usually buy. It hopefully helps planning your holidays in South Africa. Safe travels! [exchange rates in the daily news]





  • bread - from R7.00/loaf (700gr)

  • Rama Margarine - from R10.00/250gr

  • eggs (large) - from R9.00/6ea

  • fruit jam - from R7.00/225gr

  • peanut butter - from R16.00/250gr

  • baked beans - from R5.50/can

  • bacon - from R22.000/250gr

  • milk - from R10.50/1l

  • muesli - from R28.00/750gr

  • yoghurt (plain) - from R6.00/175gr

  • cheese - from R22.00/200gr (sliced gouda/cheddar)

  • fruits - price depending on season... relatively cheap

  • bottled water (still) - from R4.00/500ml

  • coke - from R8.60/500ml

  • fresh juice (orange) - from R12.00/500ml

  • biscuits - from R8.00/200gr

  • chewing gum - from 8.00/pack (Dentyne)

  • pasta - from R10.00/500gr (macaroni)

  • pasta sauce - from R8.50 (instant) 

  • instant soup - from R7.00/60gr (Cup-A-Snack)

  • boerewors - from R60.00/1kg

  • steak - from R90.00/kg (Porterhouse)

  • chakalaka - from R10.00/can (410gr)

  • chutney - from R16.00/bottle (420gr)

  • hot sauce - from R12.00/bottle (250gr)

  • potato chips - from R3.80/30gr

  • bovril - from R20.00/125gr

  • marmite - from R20.00/125gr

  • beer - from R8.70/330ml (Black Label/Castle/Hansa)

  • beer - from R9.50/330ml (Windhoek Lager)

  • cider - from R10.00/330ml (Hunters Dry)

  • cider - from R12.00/330ml (Savanna Dry)

  • wine - from R25.00/750ml or R85.00/5l box (white)

The list above is probably missing some items. Let us know what you think is missing & we will add it!

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Video: The Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape (South Africa)

If you are planning to visit the Mapungubwe National Park & World Heritage Cultural Landscape in northern South Africa, take yourself about 12 minutes, watch the documentary below and learn about the rise and the fall of the first indigenous kingdom in Southern Africa. Kudos GreenPixel Productions!

Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape from GreenPixel Productions on Vimeo.


Sunday, April 14, 2013

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Ski in South Georgia Island. Ultimate Adventure









Photos - 7. Credits - Natgeo, Tetongravity 


Chris Davenport, Mountain Skier speaks about the adventure of Ski in South Georgia Island.



On his legendary quest to rescue the sailors of the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton undertook one of the hairiest small-boat crossings ever recorded—800 nautical miles across the insane-making conditions of the Southern Ocean. Then he topped it off with an arguably more insane trek across rugged snow-buried South Georgia Island. Since then, the unsettled island hasn’t changed much at all, which is why it remains one of the last great unknown adventure destinations.


“My current dream trip would be to hire a sailboat with five or six of my friends, skiers, photographers, and filmmakers and document a trip to South Georgia Island,” says Chris Davenport. “The goal would be to try and re-create the amazing traverse of Sir Ernest Shackleton.” Along the way, they’d cross glaciers and snowfields, spot penguins and fur seals, and ski descents on peaks that top 9,600 feet. “This would be a monthlong trip to one of the world’s most beautiful and remote islands,” says Davenport.
















Thursday, April 11, 2013

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Ski in South Georgia Island. Ultimate Adventure









Photos - 7. Credits - Natgeo, Tetongravity 


Chris Davenport, Mountain Skier speaks about the adventure of Ski in South Georgia Island.



On his legendary quest to rescue the sailors of the Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton undertook one of the hairiest small-boat crossings ever recorded—800 nautical miles across the insane-making conditions of the Southern Ocean. Then he topped it off with an arguably more insane trek across rugged snow-buried South Georgia Island. Since then, the unsettled island hasn’t changed much at all, which is why it remains one of the last great unknown adventure destinations.


“My current dream trip would be to hire a sailboat with five or six of my friends, skiers, photographers, and filmmakers and document a trip to South Georgia Island,” says Chris Davenport. “The goal would be to try and re-create the amazing traverse of Sir Ernest Shackleton.” Along the way, they’d cross glaciers and snowfields, spot penguins and fur seals, and ski descents on peaks that top 9,600 feet. “This would be a monthlong trip to one of the world’s most beautiful and remote islands,” says Davenport.
















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